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DaleTona

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Not NR2003 related, but I have started working on texture mods for NASCAR Dirt to Daytona, and have created a main template for all 4 makes.

Chevrolet Monte Carlo
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Dodge Intrepid
Dodge-Intrepid-2002.png


Ford Taurus
Ford-Taurus-2002.png


Pontiac Grand Prix
Pontiac-Grand-Prix-2002.png


A lot of parts for these were taken from S&G's Cup2000 and Cup03-05 templates, and as such will not be released.
 

DaleTona

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Been a bit, but I have found some inspiration for a new project. Many people over the years have created alternate fantasy paint schemes for real world drivers, so I decided, why not? The mod I settled on is Cup2000, where I have done a lot of my more recent paints (many of which have yet to be posted here) using the variety of alternate templates made for the mod (and a few that I'll make myself.)

#2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite - Lincoln Mark VIII
2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Lincoln.png
I've always had ideas about what a Penske Lincoln would look like, and I finally made something I'm happy with. It definitely is a different take on the blue deuce, with miller gold and dark red prominent on the car as accent colors, and the number slanted forwards instead of back.

Credits:
Template: Vincent Giaclone(with modifications)
Number: BER
Logos: Google, Thunder98, Me
Contigs: Champ_4811(will likely be updated to be more period correct to the 90's)
 

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Next up in the project is a fictional teammate to Rusty Wallace, Open Wheel star "Little Al"

#02 Al Unser Jr. Penske Racing - Lincoln Mark VIII
02 Al Unser Jr Penske Racing Lincoln.png
This car isn't too far off reality, as Al Unser Jr. did attempt Daytona in 1994. The thought in my head would be this car would run the Daytona 500, both Michigan races, the Brickyard, and California. The car carries Penske Racing logos instead of Marlboro as I doubt R.J. Reynolds would be happy about logos of a rival Phillips Morris brand on track.

Credits:
Template: Vincent Giaclone(with modifications)
Number: BER
Logos: Google, Me
Contigs: Champ_4811(will likely be updated to be more period correct to the 90's)
 

DaleTona

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Next in line are the first Pontiacs.

#18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries - Pontiac Grand Prix
18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pontiac.png
This, like most of my cars in this set, is based off the 1997 season (aside from the contigs which are obviously wrong.) This scheme is one that I made a while ago, but revamped to current standards. Another thing that will be prominant is colored wheels, something I love as when done right it adds extra color to a cheme.

#18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries/Shell - Pontiac Grand Prix
18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Shell Pontiac.png
The first alternate paint scheme, the base transitions from Interstate Green to Shell Yellow towards the rear, along with yellow wheels to differentiate.

Credits:
Template: Splash & Go
Number: BER
Logos: Google, Me, Stunod,
Contigs: Champ_4811(will likely be updated to be more period correct to the 90's)
 
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Some smaller teams are on tap this time. here we go!

#4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film - Oldsmobile Cutlass
4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Oldsmobile.png
I figured if any team should run an Oldsmobile, it is the team that ran them for a majority of their early years. Tha black was inspired by Eddie Berischwale and Rick Wilson's 1986 rides, while I incorporated the ribbon into a fade that goes around the sides.

#11 Brett Bodine Unsponsored - Lincoln MkVIII
11 Brett Bodine Bodine Brothers Racing Lincoln.png
This is a modification of Bodines real life Close Call Phone card machine, just without sponsorship, as they ended up not paying and the car ran the last few races unsponsored. The white shakes things up, while the ribbon colors have been added to the trim pieces as accent colors. The hood sponsor reveals another fictitious twist, as since Brett and Geoffery Bodine ran self owned Fords, why not have the brothers merge operations into one team?

Credits:
Template: Vincent Giaclone(with modifications)/Me
Number: BER, Me
Logos: Google, Me, Stunod,
Contigs: Champ_4811(will likely be updated to be more period correct to the 90's)
 

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Inspired by @RicardoG I decided to take my own stab at reworking the EA sports NASCAR models, potentially for future modding, but more than likely to be 3d printed for scale modeling purposes.

To start off the efforts I went with the Pontiac Grand Prix, as of the 4 models by default, it was the closest to the real thing
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The first major order of business was to round off the nose. The original was way too angular, and had pointed "cheeks" where it should have been round.

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The side profile was mostly left alone, though the corner of the front window was pulled back a little.

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Finally I reworked the spoiler to be more accurate, as on the original model the middle was too high, while the side edges drooped too low.
 

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Next up is the Dodge Intrepid. I expected this model to require a fair bit of work, but it really didn't at all.

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Again, a lot of the efforts were focused at the nose, making it more sloped, and adding kick out on the valence as common among speedway cars of the era. I also smoothed out the rear bumper, and elongated the greenhouse, the latter of which really helped the car take shape. Finally I again worked on the spoiler to make it more level across the length.
 

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Next up is the Ford Taurus, which also took a reasonable amount of work
Side View.png

Like the Dodge, the nose was too bulky, so that had to be sculpted into a more lean shape. The decal work on the template doesn't really flatter my nose changes as much as it should, but that can be adjusted later. The greenhouse also took a MAJOR reworking, extending it and fixing the rear window shape, as well as even the a pillar/top of the door line needing some work. The rear is good enough, so I left it as is.
 

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Finally the make that required the most modification, the Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

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The greenhouse suprisingly didn't need to many mods, aside from where it meets the rear deck, which I rounded off and extended a little. The rear bumper was smoothed and reshaped according to photos as well. But the hardest part was the nose, which I spent about an hour refining the shape of until I got it to where it is now.
 

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With the models now generally in a place I am happy with, here are some paints showcasing them. The templates come from S&G for the Cup2000 mod, but of course work with my edited versions. The three cars in this showcase are from 3 different games, united on one model.

117 Eli Gold NASCAR Thunder 2003 Pontiac - NASCAR Thunder 2003
117 NASCAR Thunder 2003 Pontiac A.png
This paint scheme appeared in NT2003 and continued into NT2004, not sure if it was in NT2002(don't have that extracted yet.) And yes the driver IS the very Eli Gold who commentated for MRN Radio in the early 2000's

132 Dan Shoreman Unsponsored Pontiac - NASCAR Racing 4
132 Unsponsored Pontiac A.png
I figured that since most of the other Papyrus cars would require me to make the logos, I'd go with the only unsponsored Pontiac of the bunch

141 Evan Howard Quick Care Pontiac - Dirt to Daytona
141 Quick Care Pontiac A.png
I forgot to add the nose contigs before I took this photo. This was somewhat tricky as the texture mapping for Dirt to Daytona is all sorts of weird, so I had to peice together the textures before I could replicate the scheme.

Credits:
Model: EA Sports/Team Om3gA with modifications
Template: Splash & Go Graphics
Numbers: Me
Logos: Me/Google(NT2003 circle logo)
Contigs: Champ_4811
 

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Here is something you might not expect. A 1990's Monte Carlo from the Cup2000 models.

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The major changes on this one were the nose, quarter window, and rear bumper. Looks pretty good IMO.
 

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